1st Edition

Kick-Starting Government Action against Climate Change Effective Political Strategies

By Ian Budge Copyright 2022
142 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

With drastic action needing to be taken now, rather than over the 30 years to 2050, this book addresses the crucial question of how to get action from governments who will always put short-term considerations (e.g. post Covid economic growth) over longer term climate priorities – unless forced to do otherwise. How might governments be persuaded to implement policies that will result... Read more

Preface: Present Dangers, Present Actions

Chapter 1: Forests Burn, Ice Melts, Seas Surge, Weather Worsens: What Governments Have Done and Not Done

Chapter 2: Problems of Collective Action: Policy Making and Enforcement

Chapter 3: Dominating Political Discourse

Chapter 4: Making Climate the Issue

Chapter 5: Strengthening Mass Appeal: Guaranteeing a Decent Income for All

Chapter 6: Organising to Expand Democratic Action

Chapter 7: Climate Action in Non-Democracies

Chapter 8: Climate Action in the World Arena

Epilogue

Biography

Ian Budge is a political scientist who has pioneered the use of quantitative methods to study party democracy across countries. Currently Emeritus Professor of the Department of Government, University of Essex, he has been Professor at the European University Institute, Florence, and visiting professor at various institutions in five other countries.